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Localism

‘Freedom Day’ and Sustainability

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22 Jul 2021

Rodanthi Tzanelli FRSA

Rodanthi Tzanelli FRSA on why local and national leaders should promote a different approach to tourism.
“What people want is constancy”

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12 May 2021

Matthew Taylor Ben Houchen

Matthew Taylor and Ben Houchen discuss the need for constancy from politicians.
Place, power and post Covid-19 recovery

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02 Mar 2021

Robin Hambleton FRSA

Robin Hambleton FRSA on the importance of place-based initiatives and local leadership.
Creating a sovereign wealth fund in Wolverhampton

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02 Aug 2020

Thomas O'Brien FRSA

Thomas O’Brien FRSA makes the case for a UK sovereign wealth fund based in Wolverhampton, arguing it would create a better future for the next generation, provide businesses crucial financial support and help to spread the UK’s wealth around the country.
The (Local) Road to Recovery

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14 Jun 2020

Nick Forbes

Nick Forbes, Leader of Newcastle City Council, argues that recovery from Covid-19 must include a reimagining of public services, especially at the local level.
Brixtopia: a new nation-state-of-mind

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02 Oct 2017

Charlie Waterhouse

In the wake of Brexit and the resurgence of the right, and with social media seeking to ever-narrow our horizons for commercial gain, two RSA Fellows from London are employing their design skills to create an experimental utopia: Brixtopia.
Place-Based Leadership

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07 Nov 2016

Robin Hambleton

Local leaders across the world are changing our understanding of how to develop and implement effective public policy.
Positive about local government

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23 Feb 2015

Steve Atkinson

In a recent RSA Journal Matthew Taylor challenged the presumption that centrally-driven policy is the answer to ongoing public service reform. Local council chief executive Steve Atkinson argues that although this analysis has much to commend it, the idea that the public sector has been sluggish in its response is not entirely valid.